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Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks has come under fire for crossing party lines to vote in favor of CAFTA. Critics say the agreement will cost US workers jobs. WIN correspondent Abraham Riesman met with Meeks late last week:

MEEKS: I’m there to create jobs; I’m not a labor organizer. But I decided that it’s my job to create jobs so people can go to work.

He remained undecided until the day of the vote, but eventually concluded that CAFTA will leave municipal and service jobs unharmed, while increasing shipping jobs.

MEEKS ON THAT: And when you export in New York, a large part of that is done via Kennedy Airport, which therefore creates jobs for people in Queens and in the Sixth Congressional District!